Running-gear.



No. 800,923. PATENTED OUT. 3, 1905. J. H. KINSMAN.

RUNNING GEAR.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 13, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTQE.

RUNNING-GEAR.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1905.

Application filed January 13,1905. Serial No. 240,911.

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Be it known that I, JOEL H. KINSMAN, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Palmetto, in the county of Manatee and State of Florida,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Running-Gear; and Ido hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to running-gear for wagons and other vehicles;and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the partshereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the running-gear. Fig. 2 isa side View of the running-gear. Fig. 3 is a front end view of therunning-gear. Fig. 4C is a detail view of the coupling between the twoparts of the reach.

A is a rear axle of any approved construction.

B is the rear part of the reach,which is secured to the rear axle A bybraces b, and U represents the hounds, also secured to the rear axle.

D is the rear bolster,which is connected with the rear axle by avertical pivot-pin (Z, and E is a fifth-wheel or circle of any approvedconstruction between the rear axle and the rear bolster.

F is the front axle,which is of any approved construction, and B is thefront part of the reach,which is operatively connected with the frontaxle.

The two parts B B of the reach are connected together by a verticalpivot-pin G so that the two axles can be placed at an angle to eachother to enable the vehicle to be turned around in a short space.

In light vehicles it is preferable to form the coupling between the twoparts of-the reach, as shown in detail in Fig. 4:. The front part B ofthe reach has a forked socket H secured to it, and it is a couplingmember provided with two conical projections h.

The coupling member 7L has a longitudinal pivot-pin I, which isjournaled in the end portion of the socket H so that the coupling member74. may move axially. The rear portion of the reach is provided with twoconical sockets t', which engage with the conical projections 7a, andthe coupling-pin Gr passes vertically through the said sockets andprojections.

that the rear part of the reach may be free to move pivotally of thefront axle to a limited extent. This construction enables a wheel of oneaxle to pass over a large stone or other obstruction on the road withoutstraining the gearing at the other axle. I

M is the front bolster, and m is a king-bolt arranged vertically andconnecting the front bolster with the axle-cap. The king-bolt isprovided with a ball-head m, which fits under a curved plate a on thetop of the axle-cap so as to allow the front axle to rock to a limitedextent.

N is a plate on the bolster.

What I claim is 1. In ashort-turning gear, the combination, with a frontaxle, a rear axle, and a reach formed of two parts which are connectedwith the said axles respectively; of a socket secured to one end of onereach member and provided with a longitudinal hole, two conical socketssecured to the adjacent end of the other said reach member and arrangedvertically one above the other, and a coupling member having two conicalprojections which are pivoted in the said conical sockets and havingalso alongitudinal pin which is pivoted in the said longitudinal hole.

2. In a short-turning gear, the combination, with an axle and anaxle-cap secured above the said axle; of a reach member provided with alongitudinal pin at one end which is journaled in a hole in the saidaxle-cap, and flexible braces arranged between the end portions of thesaid axle and the other end portion of the said reach member andpermitting it to move axially to a limited extent.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOEL H. KINSMAN. I

Witnesses:

JNo. W. J AOKSON, J. B. OWEN.

